ThinkstockJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and many other banks change risk models to cover Basel III requirements. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) will measure its batteries by a high standard that it created…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: PGNX) is up 28.7% at $4.35. China HGS Real Estate Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSH) is up 22.7% at $6.39. Furniture Brands International…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and were never able to shake off the doldrums as stocks traded below the break-even line all day. There was little data out in either Asia or…
ThinkstockStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services today revised upward its outlook on the city of Detroit’s general obligation bonds, from ‘negative’ to ‘stable. The ratings upgrade affects the city’s unlimited- and limited-tax general obligation bonds…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsInternet jobs site Glassdoor has released its list of the top 50 U.S. CEOs, based on employee feedback, for the past 12 months through February 27. The company asked the…
ThinkstockThe Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index took a surprising nosedive in March, falling from a final February reading of 77.6 to a preliminary March reading of 71.8, the lowest since December of…
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve reported this morning that U.S. industrial production rose 0.7% month-over-month in February, following a flat reading in January. The total index rose to 99.5, up from a revised 98.8 in January.…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe stock market has come a long way since the dark days of March 2009. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been up 10 days in a row. The last…
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Empire State manufacturing index fell slightly in March, from a February reading of 10 to a new reading of 9.2. Any number above zero indicates expansion. This…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department this morning reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February rose 0.7%, led by a 9.1% spike in gasoline prices. CPI is up 2% over…
ThinkstockWe reported yesterday that the EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) and VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) strategic forum in New York City was used as a platform to not only showcase earnings and prospects for the…
ThinkstockBoeing 787 Ready to Fly? Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has said, once again, that its deeply trouble 787 will take to the air again soon. Battery problems with the plane have kept it grounded…
courtesy of AOL, IncBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) says its 787 could be back in commercial service within a few weeks. (Reuters) Samsung introduces its Galaxy S4 to compete with the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: ARCA biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO) is up 44.4% at $3.32. Silver Spring Network Inc. (NYSE: SSNI) is up 29.4% at $22.00. Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE:…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected report on new jobless benefits claims in the U.S. and a mostly inline report on producer prices (more coverage here). In Europe, eurozone unemployment…